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On 16/07/2026 in message <113acgl$1t24c$1@dont-email.me> Daniel70 wrote:

On 16/07/2026 7:34 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers >>wrote:

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of the >>>>screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I >>>use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

I'm guessing one of the Developers, somewhere, found a better way to do
what they wanted to do .... so figured EVERYBODY would appreciate doing it >this NEW, IMPROVED way.

Brill :-)
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This is as bad as it can get, but don't bet on it
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On Thu, 7/16/2026 3:50 AM, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 16/07/2026 in message <11399ia$1jmsv$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote:

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 4:34 PM:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote: >>>

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of-a the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I-a use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

That's-a a lot like asking why donald trump does the shit he does.

I don't know.-a Tell us what you think. Maybe we can all learn from your knowledge,

I don't have any inner knowledge. Speculating I think part of the answer is up-thread,
MSFT programmers are bored so are tinkering, add colour, remove colour, change colour, move
this here, remove this option etc. Bill Gates was a programmer with a clear vision, the
current programmers don't seem to have that. I don't know how many are millionaires, i.e.
have been with MSFT from the start so have shares instead of salary in the early days
but it would have an impact.

The organization chart in a company, makes a big difference
to the results. Now, try and imagine in your mind, what
kind of "steering wheel" the Windows group has. Panos Panay
quit, and someone took his place as Hardware head, and
that person is also "stuck with" the Windows (software) group.
So right away, what motivations does the Windows group have ?

Paul
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On 2026/7/16 11:41:26, Daniel70 wrote:

On 16/07/2026 7:34 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote: >>> Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of
the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I >>> use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

I'm guessing one of the Developers, somewhere, found a better way to do
what they wanted to do .... so figured EVERYBODY would appreciate doing
it this NEW, IMPROVED way.

Plus, removing the need to support that option (e. g. taskbar moving) is presumably seen as a saving, however microscopic, by someone. Yes, it
irritates some users, which has a cost - but that's hard to quantify;
the saving in immediate support cost is visible to the simpleton.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Address the chair!" "There isn't a chair, there's only a rock!" "Well,
call it a chair!" "Why not call it a rock?"
(First series, fit the sixth.)
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On 7/16/26 6:41 AM, Daniel70 wrote:

On 16/07/2026 7:34 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote: >>> Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of
the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I
use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

I'm guessing one of the Developers, somewhere, found a better way to do
what they wanted to do .... so figured EVERYBODY would appreciate doing
it this NEW, IMPROVED way.

And do they tell us this new way? LOL
--
Mint 22.3, Thunderbird 140.12.1esr, Firefox 152.0.5
Alan K.
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Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
[...]

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic, I have worked with the Taskbar vertically on the left since it became possible to move it, can't remember when that was.

AFAIK, this Taskbar feature will be back Real Soon (TM). Winston can
probably fill us in, but AFAIK/AFAIR, it's currently being tested in
some Insider build.

[...]
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On 07/16/2026 8:52 AM, Paul wrote:

On Thu, 7/16/2026 3:50 AM, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 16/07/2026 in message <11399ia$1jmsv$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote: >>

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 4:34 PM:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers wrote:

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of-a the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I-a use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

That's-a a lot like asking why donald trump does the shit he does.

I don't know.-a Tell us what you think. Maybe we can all learn from your knowledge,

I don't have any inner knowledge. Speculating I think part of the answer is up-thread,
MSFT programmers are bored so are tinkering, add colour, remove colour, change colour, move
this here, remove this option etc. Bill Gates was a programmer with a clear vision, the
current programmers don't seem to have that. I don't know how many are millionaires, i.e.
have been with MSFT from the start so have shares instead of salary in the early days
but it would have an impact.

The organization chart in a company, makes a big difference
to the results. Now, try and imagine in your mind, what
kind of "steering wheel" the Windows group has. Panos Panay
quit, and someone took his place as Hardware head, and
that person is also "stuck with" the Windows (software) group.
So right away, what motivations does the Windows group have ?

Paul

More to the point.
Not a single programmer["have been with MSFT from the start"] remain in
the entire organization. Likewise, not a single programmer exists having
only shares instead of salary.

i.e. the premise of original coders/programmers is faulty. The original
group of programmers was very small. Today, either retired, deceased or limited work/engagement in non-programmer, non-MSFT company arenas.

While a certain level of autonomy exists, coding efforts today are
directed as well as the vision.
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On 07/16/2026 10:13 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
[...]

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of the
screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic, I have
worked with the Taskbar vertically on the left since it became possible to >> move it, can't remember when that was.

AFAIK, this Taskbar feature will be back Real Soon (TM). Winston can probably fill us in, but AFAIK/AFAIR, it's currently being tested in
some Insider build.

[...]

When(for consumer or commercial non-Insider) is unknown.

That feature still remains in MSFT's internal roadmap(codename K2 for changes[fix, refine, replace, etc.] in 2026 and 2027.
- first appeared in Insider 26300.8493.

Like other Insider changes, when released to RTM for consumer and
commercial editions inclusion is staged, either monthly or annual
feature updates. Even then, not necessarily deployed to all devices at
the same time.

Some like the vertical left right taskbar(still available in Win10).
Never one of my needs.
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On 16/07/2026 08:50, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I don't have any inner knowledge.

Yes, we have always known that we are dealing with an empty-headed
person. Thank you for confirming this in this public newsgroup.

You are certainly an expert at blaming everything on Indian and Chinese people. Fortunately, there is nothing you can do about that. The
combined population of India and China is around 3 billion. This
accounts for almost 40% of the global population, and they have
considerable influence in Africa and Latin America.

Given the ageing population and falling birth rate of 1.6 children per
family, you could safely argue that the USA and the West won't exist in
60 years.


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On Thu, 7/16/2026 1:26 PM, Rosario wrote:

On 16/07/2026 08:50, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I don't have any inner knowledge.

Yes, we have always known that we are dealing with an empty-headed
person. Thank you for confirming this in this public newsgroup.

You are certainly an expert at blaming everything on Indian and Chinese people. Fortunately, there is nothing you can do about that. The
combined population of India and China is around 3 billion. This
accounts for almost 40% of the global population, and they have
considerable influence in Africa and Latin America.

Given the ageing population and falling birth rate of 1.6 children per family, you could safely argue that the USA and the West won't exist in
60 years.

I think the thread was started by a Dizum troll <145c30bc7a4d1f5d47ac187f0d5f6dab@dizum.com>

I appreciate you not contributing to the noise level here.

Paul
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On 16/07/2026 in message <AB86S.149295$dBE.30417@fx16.iad> Rosario wrote:

On 16/07/2026 08:50, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I don't have any inner knowledge.

Yes, we have always known that we are dealing with an empty-headed
person. Thank you for confirming this in this public newsgroup.

You are certainly an expert at blaming everything on Indian and Chinese >people. Fortunately, there is nothing you can do about that. The
combined population of India and China is around 3 billion. This
accounts for almost 40% of the global population, and they have
considerable influence in Africa and Latin America.

Given the ageing population and falling birth rate of 1.6 children per >family, you could safely argue that the USA and the West won't exist in
60 years.

What on Earth is all that nonsense?
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Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
If Bj%rn & Benny had been called Syd and Dave then ABBA would have been
called ASDA.
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On 16/07/2026 11:42 pm, Alan K. wrote:

On 7/16/26 6:41 AM, Daniel70 wrote:

On 16/07/2026 7:34 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:

On 15/07/2026 in message <1138n12$1e3ll$1@dont-email.me> Hank Rogers
wrote:

Jeff Gaines wrote on 7/15/2026 1:56 PM:

Yes I have tried Windows 11 and the fixed Taskbar at the bottom of
the screen in the days when screens are wider and shorter is moronic

There are several programs that fix the screwed up FAT ass taskbar.-a I >>>> use startallback.

Buy what is the logic of removing an option for no apparent reason?

I'm guessing one of the Developers, somewhere, found a better way to do
what they wanted to do .... so figured EVERYBODY would appreciate doing
it this NEW, IMPROVED way.

And do they tell us this new way? LOL

WHAT?? And give away trade secrets?? ;-P
--
Daniel70
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